⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 43 free throws to their sixteen- Made twelve threes to their eighteen
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 8:04 · LAL 51-51 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q2 3:59 · LAL 68-62 IND
- Steal
Cam Reddish stole it from Doug McDermott
Q4 0:03 · LAL 149-145 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Austin Reaves misses technical free throw
Q3 7:59 · LAL 85-74 IND
- Missed FT
Spencer Dinwiddie misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:20 · LAL 148-145 IND
- Missed FT
Cam Reddish misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:02 · LAL 149-145 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q2 9:39 · LAL 41-49 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Doug McDermott bad pass
Q4 3:08 · LAL 134-127 IND
- Turnover
Tyrese Haliburton bad pass
Q4 1:11 · LAL 140-134 IND
- Turnover
Doug McDermott bad pass
Q4 0:03 · LAL 149-145 IND
📊The numbers
| LAL | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 12 | Threes made | 18 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 38 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 28 | Assists | 39 |
| 70 | Points in the paint | 68 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
